GO on mining has no legal validity, says HRF
GO No. 97 issued by the State Government on November 5 to facilitate mining of bauxite in the Jerrela area of Chintapalli mandal through the APMDC has no legal validity and, therefore, must be...
View ArticleUK-India research gets bigger and better, with joint investment at more than...
(Source: NERC - Natural Environment Research Council) 13 November 2015 The value of investment in UK-India research from the UK research councils, the government of India, and third parties now exceeds...
View ArticleRP 2021 needs a thorough look-through, say activists
Panaji: Activists said any planning in the context of Regional Plan 2021 has to adopt a holistic approach, and that most of the 4,000 suggestions/objections to RP 2021 relate to changes in land use,...
View ArticleNoida's traffic infrastructure is failing, says report
NOIDA: A primary report of the UP traffic police's ongoing survey for implementation of the Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) in Noida has revealed what everyone always knew. The city has an...
View ArticleCan a slum built on a World Heritage Site in Mexico City have rights?
Poor urban planning prompted thousands of Mexico City residents to build their own neighbourhood ... on the ecologically protected Aztec heritage lands of Xochimilco. Now what?...
View ArticleNovember 13, 2015 U.S. EPA officials tour MWRD projects, facilities to see...
(Source: MWRD - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago) 22cd0a87-2336-4f66-8318-639b6e790dd1.pdf For immediate release November 13, 2015 U.S. EPA officials tour MWRD projects,...
View ArticleSecretariat relocation shelved?
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government is mulling a proposal to raze three of the four blocks in the state Secretariat to build a new complex that will be 'vaastu-compliant'. This, in effect, means the...
View ArticleDevendra Fadnavis in London: A smart city bigger than Mumbai in the works
Acquisition of land will not pose a hurdle in the “smart cities” project in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Friday revealing ambitious plans of the Maharashtra government for the...
View ArticleCleveland County: Debate over future water needs
Cleveland County Water, which serves 57,000 people in five counties, has struggled since 2001 to build the new reservoir the rural system says it needs to meet future demand. “It’s a grueling process,”...
View ArticleASI set to develop green belt on Taj Heritage Corridor
Agra: The decks have been cleared for developing a green belt in 50 acres of land under the Taj Heritage Corridor between Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) says the...
View ArticleTata Steel gets green nod for sand mining in West Bengal
Tata Steel has received green clearance for mining of mineral sand, used in coal production, from the riverbed of Gowai in Purulia District, West Bengal with a proposed production capacity of 0.2...
View ArticleState ready to meet rabi challenges
Bhubaneswar: Amid criticism from different quarters over lack of preparedness to tackle the drought situation in the state, the government has geared up to meet the challenges during the ongoing rabi...
View ArticleTracks under water, train service thrown out of gear
CHENNAI: The heavy downpour flooding railway tracks around the city and neighbourhoods threw suburban and long distance train traffic out of gear through Friday. Many long-distance trains were stranded...
View ArticleRaleigh: Water rich, but water-storage poor
As one of the nation’s fastest-growing places, Raleigh expects demand for water to more than double by 2060. The city, though, is running out of options to supply it. “We’re a water-rich region,” said...
View ArticleMPCB makes coal wash, beneficiation mandatory for coal companies
Nagpur: In a big move towards environment conservation, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has made coal wash and beneficiation mandatory for coal mining projects. It will help in...
View ArticlePublic Workshops to be held for Kachess Emergency Temporary Floating Pumping...
(Source: Bureau of Reclamation) Public Workshops to be held for Kachess Emergency Temporary Floating Pumping Plant Project Media Contact: Candace McKinley, (509) 575-5848 ext. 232 Michael Williamson ,...
View ArticleDrought relief funds benefit water haulers, orchards (State of Washington)
(Source: State of Washington) Ecology home > News > News Release Department of Ecology News Release - November 13, 2015 OLYMPIA - Despite all the wind and rain hitting Western Washington right...
View ArticleParrikar dedicates modern test facility for ship design to nation
A state-of-the-art facility to test ship design by examining ship models and submerged bodies in simulated sea conditions – Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin (SMB) – at the Naval Science and...
View ArticleImplementation of Projects; Creation of Facilities (Ministry of Rural...
(Source: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) With a cost of more than 16 million and 79 thousand Afs 22 development projects of the...
View ArticleEditorial: Gas in reforms spiel
Though the nature of reforms differ from one sector to another, at their core is the acceptance of market pricing and enforcement of contract. Which is why it is odd, as FE reported on Friday, that the...
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